Toy.



N0. 809,270. PATENTED JAN. 2, 1906. I. N. PHIPP S.

TOY.

APPLICATION FILED NOV. 14, 1904.

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TOY.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Jan. 2, 1906.

Application filed November 14, 1904. Serial No. 232,666.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, ISAAC NEWTON PH PPs, a citizen of the United States,and a resident of Mount Sterling, in the county of Montgomery and Stateof Kentucky, have invented acertain new and usefullmprovementin Toys, ofwhich the following is a full, clear, and exact description, referencebeing had to the accompanying drawings, which form a part of myspecification.

My invention relates to a toy in the nature of a top and the mechanismfor spinning the same, the object of my invention being to produce a toywhich can be very readily manipulated by any one and does away with theusual string or method heretofore employed, requiring a certain amountof ability on the part of the manipulator to operate. With my improvedtoy any child may be able to spin the top without possessing anyadroitness, as was required with the tops heretofore in use.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is'a top plan view of my improved toy. Fig. 2is a side elevation of the same with the top inserted in place. Fig. 3is a partial longitudinal sectional view taken on the line 3 3 of Fig.1; and Fig. 4. is a perspective view of the top, showing the lugs orstuds back of which the spring takes and the protrusions or lugs engagedby the releasing mechanism.

Like letters of reference indicate identical parts in the respectivefigures.

A is a pistol-shaped member, preferably constructed of wood, having thestock or handle a, while the barrel portion terminates in the round ordisk-like end 5, which is provided with an opening 0 therethrough.serted within said openingc is a spiral spring (Z, one end of whichextends out over the top of the barrel portion and may either beprovided with a bent end, as at e, to take over the side of the barrelor secured in any other suitable manner, and thus retain the spring inplace. The spring extends on through the opening 0 to the lower side ofthe barrel, where its end is bent so as to form a small hook f.

The top B is provided with a spindle g, which is adapted to be insertedthrough the opening oin the barrel and inside of the spring d. The uppersurface of the top B is preferably provided with a disk or sheet ofmetal h, which may be stamped so as to form the burs or studs i z" andjj. The disk or sheet of metal It of course is securely fastened on thetop. It will be noticed that the burs or studs 1, e" are farther fromthe center than are the burs or studs 1' y", and it being understoodthat the burs or studs 6 a," are of equal distance from the center andpreferably diametrically opposite each other, while the burs or studsare of equal distance from the center and preferably diametricallyopposite each other. The corresponding burs are made to extend inopposite directions from each other, as can clearly be seen in Fig. 4.

When the spindle of the top has been inserted in the opening 0 in thebarrel of the pistol-shaped member A, the hook f of the spring cl willcatch back of either the bur for j, depending upon which one happens tobe nearest the hook when the top is turned after being inserted inplace. After the hook f is fastened back of either one of the burs or y"the top is given several twists or revolutions in the samedirection andagainst the normal condition of the spring, whose upper end is fastened,as at 6,110 prevent its turning, thereby winding the spring andincreasing its tension. After a sufiicient amount of tension has beenput upon the spring, and which can be accomplished by one or twocomplete revolutions of the top, the lever k is allowed to take back ofeither of the studs 2' i, and thus hold the top and keep it fromrevolving by reason of the tension of the spring. It will be noticedthat the burs i and a" extend in a direction opposite to that of theburs 17". This lever his pivotally mounted in the barrel of the member Ain the cutout portion (3. The lever A; is normally held in the positionshown in Fig. 3 by the spring Z, which is secured to the member A at thepoint m and bears on the lever Z: to one side of its pivotal point n.Bearing on the upper face of the lever is and pivotally mounted withinthe cut-out portion C of the member A is a trigger 0, which is pivotedat the point p, and about the lower end of which may be placed a guardq, so as to resemble a pistol or revolver in this respect.

It will be seen that by pulling on the trigger 0 the lever will betilted against the action of the spring Z, thereby releasing the leverin from either one of the burs z or a, as the case may be, permittingthe spring to resume its normal condition, which will result in givingthe top B a spinning motion and permit it to drop out of the opening Cin the barrel of the member A.

I have shown and described what I believe IIO to be the preferableconstruction of my improved toy; but it can be readily understood thatinstead of providing the top with the disk of sheet metal it in order tohave the burs or studs 2' a" and ,y'j stamped therein the top itselfmight be provided with studs or protrusions constructed similarly to theones shown and described, and instead of having the trigger or releasingmechanism inserted within a cut-out portion in the barrel of the memberA the releasing mechanism might be mounted on the side thereof and thetop might have notches cut in the top surface, into which the end of thelever 1; might take, thus doing away with the studs 2' and a"; but I donot believe such a construction to be as good as the one firstdescribed; but

What I wish to claim as my invention, and secure by Letters Patent, is

1. A toy comprising a member provided with an opening, a spring withinsaid opening whose one end is secured to said member, the free end ofsaid spring extending beneath said member, a second member provided withstuds or protrusions adapted to engage the free end of said spring, aportion of said second member adapted to take into the opening in saidfirst member and through the spring therein, mechanism secured to saidfirst member, said second member provided with a second stud orprotrusion adapted to engage with said mechanism on the first member,means secured to said first member and engaging with said mechanismwhereby said mechanism is disengaged from the second stud or protrusionand the second member released and subjected to the action of thespring, substantially in the manner shown and for the purpose described.

2. A toy comprising a member having an opening therein, a coil-springsecured within said opening, the free. end of said spring extendingbeneath said member, asecond member, two sets of studs or protrusions onthe upper face of said second member, the second member provided with aspindle portion adapted to take through the opening in the first member,the free end of the said spring adapted to engage with one set of saidstuds or protrusions, a spring-controlled lever secured to said firstmember and adapted to engage with the other set of said studs orprotrusions, and a trigger adapted to engage with said springcontrolledlever whereby the latter may be disengaged from the stud or protrusionon said second member, and the latter subjected to the action of thespring, substantially as shown and for the purpose described.

3. A toy comprising a member having an opening therein, a coil -springwithin said opening, one end of which is secured to said member and itsfree end extending slightly outside of said opening, a second memberprovided with a-stud or studs on its upper surface, said second memberadapted to take into the opening in said first member and adapted to beengaged by the free end of said spring, spring controlled mechanism onsaid first member and adapted to engage with said second member toretain it in the desired position, and means secured to said firstmember for releasing said spring-controlled mechanism from the secondmember, whereupon the latter is subjected to the action of the spring,substantially as shown and for the purpose described.

4:. A toy comprising a member having an opening therethrough, acoil-spring within said opening, one end of which is secured to saidmember, while the other end terminates in a hook, a second memberprovided with studs or protrusions on its upper surface, said secondmember provided with a spindle adapted to take through the opening insaid first member and inside of the coil-spring, said studs orprotrusions being in line with the hook end of the said spring andadapted to engage therewith, mechanism pivotally secured to said firstmcm ber and adapted to engage with said second member and retain it atthe desired point, and means pivotally secured to said first member, andadapted to engage said mechanism to release the second member andsubject it to the action of the spring, substantially in the manner andfor the purpose described.

5. A toy comprising a member having an opening therethrough, acoil-spring within said opening, whose one end is secured to said memberand the other terminating in a book, a second member provided with studsor protrusions on its upper surface in line with the hook end of saidspring, said second member also provided with a stud or studs at adifferent distance from the center from the firstmentioned stud orstuds, a spring-controlled mechanism pivotal] y secured to said firstmember and adapted to engage with the last-mentioned stud or studs, andmeans secured to said first member and adapted to engage with saidmechanism to release it from engagement with the stud or studs whereuponthe second member is subjected to the action of the spring,substantially as shown and in the manner described.

ISAAC NEWTON PHDPPSa Witnesses:

GEORGE HEIDMAN, JOSEPH R. ROHRER.

